Bottle-closure.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

J. O. CONDO. BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.19. 1904.

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JOSEPH O. CONDO, OF ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 9, 1906.

Application filed December 19, 1904. Serial No. 237,504.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, J OSEPH C. CONDO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention involves a novel form of closure which is designed particularly for use upon bottles and necked receptacles of this class.

The object of the invention is to provide a closure which is an eflective substitute for the cork commonly employed and which may be readily opened in order to admit of displacement of the contents of the receptacle.

Oftentimes it is very (llfllclllt to open a corked bottle after the cork has been located therein for a long period of time, and it is desired to avoid the difficulty incident to the above, as well as to secure a closure very inexpensive having virtually the same advantages as the usual cork aforesaid.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for efiecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still some of the preferred embodiments thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view show-' ing the application of the invention to a bottle. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the neck of the bottle, showing a modified embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5V is a perspective view showing the several parts of the closure and neck portion of the bottle illustrated in Fig. 2 in separate positions. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a further modification. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the receptacle, showing more clearly the disposition of the supplemental closure or cork and the knife which is attached adjacent this portion, the securing-label being removed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In carrying out the invention the receptacle to which the closure is applied is provided with an auxiliary closure, preferably a cork, which is adapted to be used after the first-mentioned closure has been broken in removing the contents of the receptacle. The above is desirable for the reason that the original closure is mutilated in order to open the bottle, and it is very convenient to have an auxiliary closure handy, so as to enable the same to be quickly inserted into the neck and close the receptacle should any of the contents thereof be retained after breaking said original closure.

The closure which comprises the invention consists generally, as shown in Fig. 1, of a tubular body 1, open at one end, so as to readily receive the neck 2 of the bottle 3, the opposite end being closed, as shown at 4. The body 1 of the closure is preferably made of light metal, and the closed end 4 is provided with a projection 5, pressed therefrom. The projectlon 5 is extended outwardly from the closed end of the closure and is spaced from the upper extremity of the neck 2 in order that the upper side of the said projection may be readily severed or cut away from the body 1 in opening the receptacle. Suitable means are provided for making the closure 1 air-tight, so as to prevent contamination of the contents of the receptacle, said means consisting, preferably, of gaskets 6, re-

ceived in grooves 7 extending around the neck 2 of the bottle, said parts 6 being secured in the grooves 7 by any suitable means and are preferably glued in place. The gaskets 6 form resilient members which are adapted to be compressed by contact with the inner sides of the body of the closure. The members 6 thus virtually form resilient annuli interposed between the neck 2 and the tubular body portion 1 of the closure, thereby forming an airtight-closure device. In the preferred construction shown in Fig. 1 the lowermost of the members 6 forms the means for preventing displacement of the closure, said member interlocking with the latter. To afford the interlocking connecting means, the body 1 of the closureis provided with an annular groove 8, interiorly thereof and adjacent its lower end portion, said groove being formed by pressing the body 1 outwardly. The lower annulus 6 being resilient is adapted to spring outwardly into the groove 8 of the closure after having been initially compressed as the lower portion of the closure is forced thereover.

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The lowermost annulus not only forms an interlocking means, but performs also the function of a washer or gasket. The parts 6 preferably have the outer portions thereof formed with sloping sides, so that said members in cross-section are of approximately triangular construction. Between the closed end of the closure 1 and the mouth of the bottle 3 is interposed a disk 9 of some material other than metal, said disk being seated in an annular recess 10, formed at the mouth of the neck 2. A ring 11, of rubber or like material, is like wise seated in the recess 10 just beneath the disk 9, and this subserves the tightness of the closure in a manner readily apparent. The disk 9 prevents the contents of the receptacle from coming into contact with the metal portion of the closure, this being desirable for obvious reasons.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the bottom 12 of the bottle 3 is provided with an in wardly-extending recess 13, in which is disposed an auxiliary closure 14, preferably made of cork, with-the wooden cap 15. The cap 15 is adapted to fit snugly in the recess 13, and the said cap is annularly depressed, as shown at 16, to provide a space in which a small blade or knife 17 is adapted to be seated. The blade 17 is held in place by means of a label 18, which may be pasted to the under side of the bottom 12, so as to extend over the knife and the cap 15 of the closure 14 to hold these members in place. the bottle, it is only necessary to break the label 18 and take out the blade 17, which is readily adapted to cut the projecting portion 5 from the body of the closure 1, whereupon the disk 9 may be removed, and the contents of the receptacle may then be readily poured out. If any of the contents of the receptacle are left therein, the auxiliary cork 14 may be disposed in the mouth of the neck 2 so as to afford a temporary closure, which is of a size adapted to exactly fit in the receptacle, this latter feature being of no small advantage and convenience.

A modification of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 2, in which the neck 2 is provided at-a point a short distance below the lower annulus 6 with an annular groove 19. The groove 19, as well as the grooves 7 in which the annuli 6 are seated, are all formed in the manufacture of the bottle. The closure in the modification is of sectional construction, comprising a tubular body 1, somewhat similar to that shown in Fig. 1, having a closed end 4, provided with a projection 5.

To open utilized in this structure also; but the body 3 1 of the closure is designed to cooperate with the uppermost of the parts 6, extending thereover. The closure in the construction in Fig. 2 is held in place by means of a cap or thereupon. The cap 20 likewise receives the closure member 1 and said cap is open at both ends, the uppermost end being formed with an inwardly-extending peripheral flange 21. The flange 21 is formed by an opening 22 in this end of the cap 20, said opening being of a size admitting of the projection 5 extending therethrough. The projection 5 is thus exposed, so that is may be cut from the body 1, as designed with reference to the construction in Fig. 1, in order to open the receptacle. The cap 20 is sufficiently large to extend downwardly over the lowermost of the annuli 6, being in frictional con tact with this member. An air-tight connection is thus established between the cap 20 and the body 1 of the inner closure part as regards the neck 2, this being very essential in order to afford an effective closure means. Extending downwardly from the cap 20 and integrally formed therewith are a plurality of lugs 23, having inwardly-extending projections 24, the latter adapted to be received in the groove 19 of the neck 2 in or der to interlock with said neck and prevent displacement of the cap 20. The projections 24 extend approximately at a right angle to the lugs or members 23 and are adapted to spring into the groove 19 in engaging with the neck 2. The closure shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is one adapted for use upon receptacles for which it is designed to have a closure which is formed and which is not likely to be displaced under average conditions of service, and interlocking means of the closure with the neck 2 in Fig. 2 is somewhat more substantial than that in Fig. 1 and is desirable in certain instances, as above mentioned.

In the event that it is found necessary to use a closure having even more substantial interlocking connection with the neck than shown in the structures in Figs. 1 and 2 the construction in Fig. 4 may be used. In this instance the groove 19 in the neck receives an annulus in the form of a metal ring 25, having a downwardly-extending flange 26, with which the projections 24 of the cap 20 are adapted to interlock. The ring 25 may be of split formation in order that it may be sprung into the groove 19, and the connection afforded by this member 25 between the neck 2 and the closure is one which may be used wherever a positive securing means is necessary.

It is contemplated to make the closure parts 1, 1 and 20 of metal, and these maybe,

therefore, very cheaply manufactured in the The ring 10 and the disk 9 are practical embodiment of the invention. The members 1 or the closure member proper shown in the constructions in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are preferably of lighter material than the outer member 20, forthe reason that this makes it easier to sever the projection 5 like tubular member 20, which is of a size from the member 1 in opening the recepta- The simplicity of the closure and the adapted to receive the neck when forced cle.

ease with which the same may be operated in order to open the receptacle aifords a very desirable article for apparent reasons.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In combination with a bottle, the neck 2 having the annular recess 10 formed at the mouth thereof, the resilient ring 1 1 seated in the recess 10, the disk 9 above the ring 11, a closure consisting of a tubular body closed at one end and receiving the neck therein, said closed end engaging the disk 9 and having a projection pressed outwardly therefrom andspaced from the disk 9 so as-to be readily severed from the closed end of the tubular body, and an annulus cooperating with the tubular body to prevent displacement thereof.

2. In combination with a bottle or like necked receptacle, a closure comprising a tubular body receiving the neck, a second tubular member secured to the neck and preventing displacement of the first-mentioned tubular body, and resilient annuli between the neck and the tubular members aforesaid.

3. In combination with a bottle or like necked receptacle, a closure comprising a tubular body receiving the neck, a second tubular member secured to the neck and preventing displacement of the first-mentioned tubular body, resilient annuli between the and having interlocking connection with the a neck.

5. In combination with a bottle or like necked receptacle, a ring surrounding said neck and secured thereto, said ring being provided with an outwardly-projecting flange, and a closure for the neck having .a plurality of lugs or extending members provided with projections to engage over the flange of the ring aforesaid, whereby said closure is prevented from displacement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH C. CONDO. Witnesses:

MATTHEW SULLIVAN, WILLIAM CONDO. 

